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method of taking salmon. The fisherman has his seat 

 upon a rock, immediately under the overshoot ; in his 

 hand he grasps what is termed a clip, consisting of two 

 or three crooked prongs attached to a handle of ten 

 feet in length. Provided with this instrument, the 

 points of which are held in readiness under water, he 

 watches the opportunity of the fish being driven towards 

 him by the force of the fall, and striking with a quick 

 jerk the prongs into its body, generally manages to 

 bring it to land. It is affirmed that one of the fisher- 

 men formerly employed at this spot, while hauling in 

 a salmon of large size, lost his balance and was over- 

 whelmed in the foaming eddies underneath. 



The flies used on Findhorn for salmon-fishing differ 

 considerably from those employed on the Spey, and 

 are more assimilated to the Tweed hooks. Long-fibred 

 hackles, however, are generally in esteem, and heron 

 feathers, both for wings and legs, in great requisition. 

 Irish flies also are sometimes made use of, and found 

 successful. 



The best places of resort for the angler are Freeburn 

 Inn, the bridge of Dulsie, and Forres. 



Among the lochs not far from the lower portion of 

 Findhorn, I have omitted to mention those on the estate 

 of Altyre, which abound in trout. The most important 

 of them are the loch of the Romach, nearly a mile in 

 length, and the loch of the Blairs, recently enlarged 

 by the proprietor and stocked with choice varieties of 

 the finny tribe. 



The sources of the DOVERAN are traceable to the con- 

 fines betwixt BanfFshire and Aberdeenshire. Exclusive 

 of its windings, the distance betwixt the fountain-head 

 and mouth, at Banff, is thirty-five miles. The first 

 stream of any consequence which enters it, is the Bogie, 



